Final
KC 1 — NYY 4
8/25/1972 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · NYA197208251
Complete available game record for KC at NYY, including the linescore, player box score, fielding record, and play-by-play when available.
Runs by inning
Linescore
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| New York Yankees | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | – | 4 | 8 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freddie Patek | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Horace Clarke | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Thurman Munson | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Amos Otis | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Roy White | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Richie Scheinblum | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Felipe Alou | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| John Mayberry | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Murcer | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cookie Rojas | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Swoboda | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Celerino Sanchez | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Lou Piniella | — | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gene Michael | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Schaal | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Kline | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Al Fitzmorris | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Norm Angelini | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Splittorff | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Taylor | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sparky Lyle | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Kline | 7.1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Paul Splittorff | 6.1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Al Fitzmorris | 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Sparky Lyle | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Norm Angelini | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy White | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Horace Clarke | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Kline | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sparky Lyle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gene Michael | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Thurman Munson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Murcer | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Celerino Sanchez | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Swoboda | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Felipe Alou | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Richie Scheinblum | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amos Otis | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Norm Angelini | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Freddie Patek | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| Al Fitzmorris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Lou Piniella | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cookie Rojas | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| John Mayberry | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Paul Splittorff | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Schaal | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 4 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | S6 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 3/G.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | S8/G.2-H | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | W | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→2 | 64(1)3/GDP | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | W | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | SB2 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | K | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 4/P8S | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | S7 | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 8/F8XD | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 9/F9DW | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | K/C | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | W | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 53 | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 63 | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 9/L | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 3/G | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 8/L | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 13 | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 5/FL | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S8 | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | D7.1-3 | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | IW | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 1→3 | 5(2)3/GDP | 1–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 1–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | S8 | 1–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→3 | 46(1)3/GDP | 1–0 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 43 | 1–0 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 53 | 1–0 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 8/F8XD | 1–0 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 1–0 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 9/L | 1–0 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 1–0 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 31 | 1–0 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 8/L | 1–0 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | HP | 1–0 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 1–0 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | W | 1–0 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | S7/G.1-2 | 1–0 |
| 6 bottom | 0→2 | 6(1)3/GDP.2-3 | 1–0 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | W | 1–0 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 9/L | 1–0 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 8 | 1–0 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 7 | 1–0 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | S8 | 1–0 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 1/L | 1–0 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | HR/9 | 1–0 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | S4 | 1–1 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 3/SH.1-2 | 1–1 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | S9.2-3 | 1–1 |
| 7 bottom | 1→3 | 2(3)3/DP/BG | 1–1 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | W | 1–1 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 8 | 1–1 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | S9/G3.1-3 | 1–1 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 7/L | 1–1 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 6/L | 1–1 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 8/L | 1–1 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | W | 1–1 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | S8/89.1-3 | 1–1 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | S5.3-H;1-2 | 1–1 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 8/F8XD.2-3 | 1–2 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 1–2 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | S8/G.3-H;2-H;1-3 | 1–2 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 5/L | 1–4 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | S9 | 1–4 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | K | 1–4 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | NP | 1–4 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 64(1)/FO | 1–4 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 1–4 |